System Administrator at Hreade

Division/Department: IT
Reports To: Operations Manager / IT Manager

Essential Job Function

• Installing and configuring computer systems.
• Providing system support to other system users
• Troubleshooting system and network problems and diagnosing and solving faults arising from online publication systems;
• Providing procedural documentation and relevant reports;
• Maintains end users confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Manage requests for IT application access, ensuring full compliance to agreed security policies and procedures.
• Responding within agreed time limits to call-outs;
• Servers as first level support on all incidents with online publication systems
• Working continuously on a task until completion (or referral to third parties, if appropriate);
• Prioritizing and managing many open cases at one time;
• Rapidly establishing a good working relationship with team members and other professionals.
• Evaluates system potential by testing compatibility of new programs with existing programs.
• Performing backup and restore procedures
• Continually develop Disaster recovery and business continuity plan
• Ensure system environments are fully maintained with appropriately supported updates and patches
• Provide assistance with testing and deployment of application changes/releases.
• Analyzing call logs to spot trends and underlying issues
• Proactively monitoring systems to capture potential issues (e.g. alerts, performance) before they occur, in accordance with monitoring/maintenance procedures.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant discipline.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years post-graduate experience in a similar position, preferably, professional experience should be against the background of enterprise system solutions.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Excellent working knowledge of up-to-date servers and desktop systems
• Knowledge of Windows Servers, Linux OS and Virtualization
• Knowledge of network and security systems.
• Ability to work well with others, as well as independently. Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Knowledge CRM /Helpdesk applications.

Skills Requirements:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Analyzing
• Creating and Innovative
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly developed sense of integrity and ethics
• Must possess astute technical competency
• Effective communication skills
• Good reporting, project and time management skills with persistence
• Planning and Organizing
• Problem solving and research skills.